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Germany deals contract to Top Aces

29th April 2021 - 13:05 GMT | by Trevor Nash in Holsworthy

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The A-4 and Alpha Jet. (Photo: Top Aces)

Germany has extended its contract with Top Aces to provide it with adversary air training services from the company's base at Wittmundhafen.

Canadian provider Top Aces has won the German Armed Forces adversary air training services follow-on contract commencing on 1 January 2022.

Operating from Wittmundhafen airbase in northern Germany, Top Aces has been providing adversary air training for the past six years using a fleet of Alpha Jets and A-4 Skyhawks.

According to Top Aces, the company will invest more than $80 million in the new contract that will include the company’s proprietary Advanced Aggressor Mission System (AAMS).

The AAMS solution allows the use of AESA radar and Infrared Search-and-Track (IRST) systems on various aircraft types, including the A-4N Skyhawk

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